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Question: How much of your past work experience and /or job skills can you make use of in your present job?
Choices: "Almost none" "A little" "A lot" "Almost all"
Data: % of "A lot" "Almost all"
Period:
Area:
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Sweden89.5%
2 Germany80.5%
3 Australia77.2%
4 United Kingdom72.4%
5 United States71.0%
6 France 63.7%
7 Japan55.3%

Note
% among those who work currently. Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 3 countries.

Source
ISSP 2015

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 3.258053 X +4.380
Correlation coefficient (r)0.918
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.843

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 62068.080000 X +7352.438
Correlation coefficient (r)0.481
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.231

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -2.221333 X +83.203
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.093
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.009

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.602667 X +1.176
Correlation coefficient (r)0.410
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.168

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -1.483600 X +11.819
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.063
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004